Table of Contents

The history of health care. Church, Crown and City - Covent Garden (4.8 km; 2.5 hours). The lost hospitals of St Luke's - St Luke's (3.7 km; 1.5 hours). A cradle of reform - St Pancras & Bloomsbury (3.5 km; 2 hours). The challenging isle - Soho (2.9 km; 1.5 hours). Merge or move - Fitzrovia (4.6 km; 2 hours). From trades to professions - Marylebone (4.5 km; 2 hours). 'Merrie Islington' to 'the contagion of numbers' - Finsbury (2.6 km 1.5 hours) & Islington (3.8 km; 2 hours). Motoring tour: No city is an island - north and east Kent (160 miles; 3 days by car).

About the Author

Nick Black is professor of health services research at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (University of London). He is one of the leading academics in the UK on health services, having published several books and over 200 articles in medical journals. He is the founding co-editor of the Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, a leading international journal, and edited a series of 20 books on understanding public health. He advises the Department of Health on quality assessment and chairs the National Advisory Group for Clinical Audit & Enquiries. Apart from health care policy, his interests include history, architecture, cooking, and Arsenal. He is married and lives in north London.

Reviews

"An anatomy upon the historical body of London"
—Peter Ackroyd

"With teasing asides about the scandals and intrigues of London's medical history ... Black reveals little-known aspects of the capital's past in a manner both informative and fun, accessible whether you have a medical background or not. Walks you'll actually want to go on."
—Tom Lamont, Editor, Time Out: London for Londoners